UPS renewable natural gas vehicle Atlanta - In June, UPS announced its ambitious new sustainability goals, including a 12 percent reduction of absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global ground operations by 2025. Shortly thereafter, UPS announced a US$90 million investment in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure. Now, the Atlanta-based integrator
Month: November 2017
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AfDB Calls for Bold Actions to Improve Air Connectivity in Africa
Abuja - The African Development Bank (AfDB), has called for bold actions to improve connectivity, market access, and cost reduction in Africa's aviation sector. AfDB Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialisation, Pierre Guislain, made the call at the third ICAO World Aviation Forum in Abuja. The AfDB is partnering with the
Nigeria’s Vice President Says Air transport will boost African GDP Growth, Create More Jobs
Aviation industry will provide services to 300 million people in 2025 against 25 million people in 2015 - AFDB Abuja - Nigeria's Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, has stated that efficient air transport system has the capacity to boost African Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and creates more jobs for
With ICAO Certification of Lagos, Abuja Airports, Nigeria Aviation Gets Major Boost
Abuja (Thisday) - It is a standard practice that major airlines of the world consider the rating of airports before designating their routes, and pilots consider the safety of airports before agreeing to fly to such destinations. Just this year, after several years of trying, Nigeria’s busiest airports – Nnamdi Azikiwe
Passengers stranded as union grounds Dana Air for 10 hours
Passengers of Dana Airlines were stranded at the airport for closed to 10 hours due to an industrial action embarked upon by pilots and engineers of the airline. The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) grounded flights operations. All Morning flights to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo, were affected. Imagine your Ad placed here The reason
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Air traffic problem at Schiphol causes delays, cancellations
Schiphol control tower Amsterdam – Dozens of flights to and from Amsterdam's busy Schiphol Airport were delayed or cancelled Tuesday because of a technical problem with air traffic control systems. Schiphol said that the problem was resolved by late afternoon, but passengers could still face delays into the evening. KLM, in a tweet,
ZIM completes paperless blockchain bill of lading pilot
Zim cargo ship The Israeli ocean carrier successfully completed the first blockchain pilot for paperless bills of lading using tech firm Wave's application and network, ZIM said in a statement. Israeli ocean carrier ZIM has successfully completed a blockchain document exchange pilot for paperless bills of lading, the company said in a statement. The
Air China suspends North Korea flights, deepening isolation
BEIJING (AP) — State-owned airline Air China suspended flights Tuesday between Beijing and North Korea due to a lack of demand, deepening the North’s isolation amid mounting U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs. The move followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to add Pyongyang to a list of governments